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Recommend me a smart watch I can track remotely in Home Assistant (lemmy.nz)
submitted 3 days ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I'm after a watch that I can put on a kid when they are on their own at a park etc.

What I'd like:

  • It's own data connection so it doesn't need a phone with it
  • Home Assistant support so I can track it remotely via home assistant, automations, etc
  • Some way of calling them when it's time to come home, or them calling us when needed
  • We don't have an iPhone so I think Apple is out since it needs an iPhone for setup
  • No subscriptions outside of the cost of the cellphone plan
  • Preferably doesn't need OEM servers, just connect to Home Assistant
  • Handling knocks and bumps would be a bonus
  • If you can run a non-google OS without tracking etc GrapheneOS style then yay but I don't know if that exists

Any suggestions?

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[–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

Having its own data connection would just drain the battery faster. In theory, a Pebble has an open SDK, even the firmware is open, so you could hack whatever you want into it (as long as the resources suffice)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 days ago

    Having it's own data connection is needed for the part where I want to track it when it's not near a phone (or wifi). If it drains the battery faster then that's just what will happen but I don't see an alternative.

    It doesn't need to have a long battery life anyway, I can't see it needing to last more than 6 hours or so.

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